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Cascadia Historic Earthquake Catalog, 1793-1929
Covering Washington, Oregon and Southern British Columbia

Provided by: The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
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Individual Event Report
Event #631 - Summary, and parameter estimates with source IDs                                           
Newpaper account confused.
TIME LOCATION MAGNITUDE MAX. INTENSITY FELT AREA
YR MO DAY HR MIN AM/PM Time
Type
LAT(N) LON(W) DEP
(km)
MAG Mag
Type
Felt
Plc.
Felt
St.
Inten-
sity
Int.
Type
Felt
Area
Felt
Area
Int.
Felt
Area
Units
1926  10  31  11  29  48.75  128.00    6.50  Victoria  B.C.           
MILNE - 1499 MILNE - 1499 - MILNE - 1499 N-UCB - 1997 -

Underlying Source Material
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1997  Unknown, UC Berkeley  1926  UC Berkeley Seismograph Station Clippings Collection 
Transcription: Northern Quake Lasts Three Hours
Victoria, BC, Nov. 1 -(AP)- A pronounced earthquake, lasting more than three hours, was recorded here last night at Gonzales Heights observatory. The temblor, which began at 5:41, was estimated to be 400 miles distant, probably off the Oregon Coast.
 
Source ID Publication Pub Date Pub Details
1499  Milne, W.G., 1956, Seismic Activity in Canada, west of the 113th meridian 1841-1951: Canada Dominion Obs. Pub., V. 18, No. 7, pp. 119-146  1957   
Transcription: 1926 OCTOBER 31. 11:29 p.m. phi = 48 3/4 degrees N; lambda = 128 degrees W; M = 6 1/2. G.
 


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